Lynnette, knowing a term like “double dactyl” means, basically, that you–that is to say, I–am a goof-off who plans to spend the rest of my life writing advanced limericks while you storm the castle of partiarchal theology and solve the mysteries of salvation. 😀

I have to admit that the first time I read the poem, I tapped out the syllabic emphasis. I didn’t even get the meaning until the second read.
Nice talent, Eve. I wish I could write poems like that.
After you get that Phd, are you doing to work for Hallmark?

Six sibling sisters, in
pseudo-onymity
Eve, K., S., Vada, and
Ziff and Lynnette.

(And, um, sorry about the gender thing, Ziff. I tried for a few minutes to come up with a line that kept the same resonance and also preserved your masculinity, but my poetic gift, such as it is, is apparently not up to snuff.)

(And, um, sorry about the gender thing, Ziff. I tried for a few minutes to come up with a line that kept the same resonance and also preserved your masculinity, but my poetic gift, such as it is, is apparently not up to snuff.)

No problem at all. I’m more than happy to be lumped with such fine women. And I guess you’re probably uniquely qualified to understand this experience, given how often you’re pegged as a woman on FMH, for example.

It’s all good, Kaimi. Because the thing is, after hearing all our lives at church that “brothers” really means “brothers and sisters”, “men” really means “men and women”, and “sons” really means “sons and daughters”, we figured that people would have no problem figuring out that “Zelophehad’s Daughters” really means “daughters and sons.” So if you refer to us as “sisters,” it’s only obvious that what’s meant to be conveyed is “sisters and brothers.” 😉

Lynnette, when I left you last night, you were talking about writing a draft of your dissertation proposal–and you got back on the Bloggernacle and started writing goofy poetry?? Now I see how you’re spending your study time!

Norbert, you’ve beautifully captured how I’ve spent far too many days. (But I’m thinking double dactyls could be a great way to while away a boring church meeting. Especially if we follow Lynnette and Ziff’s fine example and turn all of our scriptures into light verse.)

Thanks for all the contributions! I hope the double dactyl trend takes the church by storm. In fact, I’m dying to see an “Eliza R. Snow Double-Dactyl Contest” show up in the Ensign.

Eve, the above is in fact a draft of my dissertation proposal, which is currently titled, “The Sad Story of Ziff: A Case Study of the Devil Leading Someone to Hell.” I’m planning to write the whole thing in double dactyls.

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